Chefs' Warehouse Inc vs HF Foods Group Inc

Chefs' Warehouse Inc (CHEF) is overvalued and HF Foods Group Inc (HFFG) is overvalued.

Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. HFFG is the closer of the two: -51%, against -114% for CHEF.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Chefs' Warehouse Inc (CHEF)

Discounting its cash flows at 10.5% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $50.69; the price of $108.36 is 114% above that value, and 73% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 14/100 on 3 of 12 signals

HF Foods Group Inc (HFFG)

Discounting its cash flows at 6.2% values the shares at $1.01; the price of $1.52 is 51% above that value.

Leak Score 0/100 on 2 of 12 signals

MetricCHEFHFFG
VerdictOvervaluedOvervalued
Price$108.36$1.52
Intrinsic value$50.69$1.01
Margin of safety-114%-51%
Leak Score14/100 (3/12)0/100 (2/12)
Market cap$4.4B$82M
Revenue growth, 5 years30.1%16.7%
Operating margin4.1%0.6%
Net margin2.1%-2.8%
Return on equity15.3%-15.5%
Debt to equity1.461.16
P/E51.5x
Forward P/E35.2x3.8x
P/B6.8x0.4x

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